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Florida Takes Control of Yet Another Insurer

Florida Insurance regulators said Wednesday they have taken over a third property insurer as the industry continues to respond to tough economic times. Under a consent decree penned Dec. 14 by the Office of Insurance Regulation, the state will take over Magnolia Insurance, a Coconut Grove-based insurer with 100,275 policies. The receivership will last for [...]

It’s Urban’s Way for a Reason

A batter breaking Ted Williams’ 1941 record of .406. A perfect season culminating with a Super Bowl victory for any NFL team – not a shot at the 2007 New England Patriots. My bowling a 300. I would have put money down on at least one of those transpiring before Florida head coach Urban Meyer [...]

Calls for Greer’s Resignation Growing Louder Among Top Republicans

Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer remained defiant Wednesday in the face of yet another call by party insiders for him to a resign amid a “crisis of confidence” in the Florida GOP. The latest call came Tuesday from 12 prominent Republicans around the state, most of them major contributors, who urged Greer to resign and [...]

Rush Limbaugh Rushed to Hawaii Hospital

Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh was taken to a hospital with chest pains on Wednesday, a Honolulu television station reported. Paramedics responded to a call from the Kahala Hotel and Resort where Limbaugh is vacationing, KITV reported. The station, citing unnamed sources, said the 58-year-old Limbaugh was taken to The Queens Medical Center [...]

Favre, Pro Bowl Go Hand in Hand

Brett Favre hasn’t reached the Super Bowl in a dozen years. But Pro Bowl berths follow wherever he goes. Favre was one of a league-high eight Minnesota Vikings named to the 2010 Pro Bowl on Tuesday. The 40-year-old quarterback, one of a seven-man New York Jets Pro Bowl contingent last season, is now an 11-time [...]